Police capture 1 suspect in security officer murder www.privateofficer.com

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Augusta GA June 7 2008
An ex-employee of CMC Recycling was arrested Thursday in Wednesday’s slaying of a security officer at the Augusta business, Richmond County sheriff’s Lt. Scott Peebles said.
Police continued looking for other potential suspects, with Lt. Peebles encouraging possible accomplices to “come forward immediately if they did not take part in the shooting.”
“This investigation is still very active,” he wrote in an e-mail.
On Thursday, police charged Charles Maxwell Tyler, 26, of North Augusta, with murder, burglary, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Lt. Peebles said. He said police don’t believe he acted alone.
Lt. Peebles asked for anyone familiar with Mr. Tyler and his acquaintances to contact investigators.
Mr. Tyler was picked up by police about 6:45 a.m. at a Sprint convenience store on Windsor Spring Road. A U-Haul truck that police were looking for in the case also was at that site.
Lt. David Fulkrod, 59, of North Augusta, was unarmed when killed Wednesday morning during the burglary at the Old Savannah Road business. He had worked for Sizemore Total Contract Services for 18 years.
Richmond County sheriff’s deputies said they were called to CMC about 4 a.m. Wednesday after employees found Lt. Fulkrod’s body.
Investigators said a 2-ton bale of copper tubing, which could be worth as much as $12,000, was taken.
Police say most of the copper was found behind a Food Lion grocery store at Georgia Highway 56 and Old Waynesboro Road.

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Security officer killed during scrap metal theft www.privateofficer.com

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Augusta GA. June 5 2008

By: Rick McCann

Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers

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Richmond County Investigators are investigating the murder of a security officer at CMC Recycling located at 1890 Old Savannah Road.
Investigators tell PrivateOfficer.com that in Augusta, a security officer working at the center was murdered around 5:30 Wednesday morning..
Investigators say several people shot and killed the guard on duty and then stole a large amount of copper. But they are not saying how they know that information.
Security officer David Fulkrod, 59 was unarmed and discovered the break-in and probably confronted the burglars investigators said. Police said that he was employed by Sizemore Security.
Fulkrod was doing his usual business, working security at CMC Recycling, but one night would become anything but ordinary. Someone shot him in the head and murdered him”I think it’s pretty sick, but their needs must be much greater than any ours are,” said his brother, Richard Fulkrod.
Investigators believe whoever did this knew they would have to kill the guard to get what they wanted: a huge bale of copper worth about $6,000.
“Pre-meditated murder, for scrap metal, I cannot comprehend that,” said Cameron Chance, a friend of the Fulkrod.
While family tries to grieve…They remember a man with a tough exterior…But so much more underneath.
“Could be rough, gruff, could be real gruff. He was actually a big teddy bear,” said Richard.

Investigators say that they are working on several clues investigators and believe that the suspects were driving a large car.

They aren’t sure right now how many people were involved but evidence in the area points to at least two or three.
Police said that a large bail of copper worth thousands of dollars were taken and probably was the object of the burglary.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who knows anything about this crime to call them.

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